I am about to graduate in May, and i really want ot know where can I go to end up in a good graduate program. My focus is on GIS, but what else should I be looking into? What am I to look for and what software should I try to get a better handle of? I am full of questions, and only need some help to push me in the right direction. All replys will be greatly appreciated.

Hi Edda,
I've found my AutoCAD experience to be a real plus in the employment market. So many careers are going to make use of engineering or survey data, you gotta know CAD. It's also a good editing environment for many tasks, ie anything without spatial analysis operations that you want done quickly.

Recommend you look for a program that is strong in the field in which you wish to use GIS. Unless you are going into teaching GIS, GIS is a tool like Excel and Oracle. Focus on finding how GIS can be used in your career field.